A middle-aged woman dressed in coarse linen faded from years of washing. Her face bears deep lines of hardship, though traces of past beauty remain. She was once a maid in the Duke of Yan's household before being released and marrying long ago. She sold Sheng Xia to earn silver to support the family, particularly to pay for her younger son's schooling. She puts on a show of sorrow and reluctance but is revealed to be focused on the money, smiling broadly with silver in hand as she walks away without looking back, just as she did when her two older daughters were sold.
